Vise for machines of the linotype class.



T.S.HOMAN&

VISE FOR MACHINES OF THE LINOTYPE CLASS.

- APPLICATION FILED JAN.6. 1913.

f 1 75 Patented Aug. 25, 1914. W 2 SHEETS SHEET 1.

INVENTOR ATTORNEY 1'. S. HUMANS.

VISE Fun MACHINES OF 1m: LINUI'YPE CLASS.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.5 H13.

1, 1 08,758 Patented Aug. 25. 1914.

.dUNITEDgSTATES PATENT OFFICE; V

'iiIoiuAs s. HOMANS, or HEMPSTEAD', NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR To INTERNATIONAL TYPESETTING MACHINE COMPANY, or NEW some, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF. NEW.

'the "primary object of theinvention is-to ."'1)ro\fii le; an' improved viseior clamping the of the line to be cast. erabl y in theform of a block, is also mou An abutment 4 pref- -VISE FOR MACHINES OF THE-LINOTYPE CLASS I 8 speeifie ation or Letters Patent. P t t d Aug. 9 i c aii nc'ano n filed Ianuar s, 191a. Serial'No.740,486.

To a w it may m; ers, thereby causing the line of matrices to 55 Be it known that I, THOMAS b. Honnms, a lil l the space between the aws wlnch latter citizen of the United States, residing atdetermine the length of the line. In the Hcinpstead, in' the county of Nassau and present instance, the normally fixed jaw 5 Stateof New York, have invented new and whn-h is movable only for specialpurposesf 'uscful Improvements in Vises for Machines is designated and the movable jaw is desig of the Linotype Class, ofwhich the follownated 2, the aw 1 being to the vise inf: is a specification. trame3 while the movable jaw is slidable'on p This invention relates to in'iprovcments 1n the rise frame in direction toward and i0 line casting machines and more especially to from the jaw 1 to vary the size of the open-Q thosoof the well known linotype class, and mg between the jaws, accordingto the length 65 line of matrices endwise-before the mold. 'I S EE'Machines of the linentype class employ a "yisefor; such purpose and one oi the vise jawsf isanormally in a fixed posttxombemg movable only forspecial purposes, while the to slide on the vise frame 3 and occupi position behind the movable vise jaw 2,; latter being adapted to abut against th same. An adjusting rod 5 is attachcd't o. thcabutment at and is arranged. in parallel-' ism with the other vise jaw is movable automatically to ipand release thehne of matrices at ropriate intervals and is also capable ot l .tieing' moved to ditiereut se't positions for i ithef'piirpose of" varying the space between :fthe'jawsa'nd thereby accommodate lines of .;,2'5- variouslcngths as may be required.

Th' improved device, according. to the present invention,' embodies neans for qnickly'setting the-movable vise aw and for holding it-accurately. and securely in the different set; positions, proriding also for the automatic movements of the jaw as required. In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 a planview of a rise embodying the 'l-present invention, the vise being shown attached to the usual vise frame; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the operating and setting mechanism for the movable yaw, these parts being detached from the framework; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the adjusting rod guide; Fig. 4 is anend view,

partly in section, showing the device on a reduced scale.

Similar parts are-designated by the same reference characters in the several views.

confine the line of matrices in an endwise direction, the line of matrices being justitied by expansion of the wedges of the spacjnstin rod is provided with a guide 6 which has a cylindrical exterior form and is slotted, toreceive the ad ins-ting; rod, the guide being 7. This sleeve is a crank S -\Yhich is opcratively connected to the machine and is actuated automatically at appropriate intervals to shift the movable line of movement of the mov-f} able vise aw and its abutmeht.,-This ad" -::0|itaille(l in the cylindrical boreof a sleeve provided atone sidewith" vise jaw toward and from the normally fixed jaw to clamp and relcam a line of matrices. In the present instance, a. link 9 is pivots ally connected to the crank S, the link being connected to an operating lever 10, a coiled tension spring ll serving to move the crank. 8 in one direction while the lever 10 moves this crank in a rercrse direction, this operat-' in mechanism for thecrank 8 being similar to that customarily used in machines of the linotype class. A nut 12 is'thncaded on one end of the sleeve 7, this nut beiiig fitted in a bore formed in a bracket 13, thela't ter being fixed to the vise frame. The nut 12 has flange 14- at one end which abuts against the adjacent portion of the bracket 13 whereby a shaft 17 ,the latter being journaled in the bracket 13 and is capable of axial movement? therein, a spring 18, interposed vbetween the 45 In machines of the linotype class as at the latteraniiy sustain the thrustrletierted .present 1 |scd,,the matrices are composed into upon the nut 12 by the sleeve 7. The ada line by manipulation of the keyboard, and justing rod 5 is provided at itsunderfside the line is then. transferred to a position bewith a toothed rack 15, and apini'on 16 is tween two vise jaws preparatory to presenprovided to cooperate with the racklfi, mm:

50 tation of the line to the mold for the eastin'g tion of the pinion serving to adjust the rod of a line of type. The vise jaws serve to 5 longitudinally. This pinion 16 is fixed to pinion 16 and the bracket 13 serving" to the shaft 17 in a'predetermined 'oseion;

An. adjusting knob having a; dizil 1 2 formed as a part thereof is fixed to the shaft 17 and isarranged at the front of the mai on one side of the "adjusting rod 5.'.The slide 22 is capable of movement relatively to the bracket 13. and-in unison witlhthe :lXial shifting movementsof the inion shaft 17, movement of the: pinion sha t 17 against the actionof the 5 ring 18 causingt-he slide 22 to shift forwar ly and thereby disengage the teeth 24 thereon'from the ra'elt2fr on the ment of the pinion shaft under-the influence of the spring 18 will cause -reiingagement of the teeth 24 of the slide .with the rack 25.0n the adjusting rod. While the slide 22 is dis-J engaged from the rick on thejadjustin red,

the latteris unlocked and may be- 5 ifted longitudinally toset tl'ie 1nofvnble jaw in tilll(fl'('3llli positions by rotation .of the pnuon been made, arelease'of the operating knob will permit thespring'IS to i'i .turn=. the pinion shaft and the-Slide 22 toloekedpo's, silionfl thereby holding the-"jmwpperating' mechanism at the desired adjustmeut, -'The.-

u {engagement between the sleeve 7 to which .the crank 8 is attached and the nut 12 which dial 19 is preferably "pfrovided wit h grndua tions corresponding to the ditt'erentsettings for the vise, and the projection21 oi the slide 22 may be provided with an ind e2; mark 26 to cooperate with thdgra'diietions on the dial. The nut '12 is capable of..rote.t1on n its hearings in the bracket 13 inorder to ad? just the movable vise jaw'in the event that the settings thereof should not'eorresppnd with those indicated b the graduations on the dial. This nut is 'ockedwhen; roperly set'hy a set-scrcw27. It'is desire 1e .occzisionally to move-the vise'ja vv 2 up'against the jaw 1, this beingwlone; fo'rexam'ple', for

the casting of blank lines. By forming the movable vise jaw '2separutely from-the abut ment .4, suchau adwstmentotthe' jaw 2 may be made without disturbing the scttin of the abutment 4." lt'will be uiiderstoo that the movable vise jaw 2'is moved back against the abutment 4 at each opel ntion of the mechanism which conveys t-lie'lineof malrieestnthe vise. r i

ln; order 'to change the position of the movnhle vise jaw from one setting to another, it...js only necessary"for th'e'operator to. pull the knob and dial forwardand-to l lllll llltt kllill until the gradu at ion correa means for'h I t0" the desired setting registers with meander mark 26, andwhen the o? eizitbi releases his grip on the knobf 't e spring returns the parts automatically to a sqsition where the slide 22 will'lock; the adjustiriifodi The-parts are so proportioned that f ia'gainst the abutment will corre'siioiid to t e'difi'erentsettings represented by the graduationson the dial. The pressure incident to justification of the line of matrices by the expansion of the wedges of .the spacers tends to s read apart the vise -jaws,.the ressu're on t e movable jaw producing a t rust on the adjusting rod 5 in a direction toward the" left in Fig. 1. This thrust is transmitted by the ad uSting; rod

to the slide '22-, and this slide bears against' .the right hand end of the sleeve 7, the sleeve 7 transmitting the thrust to the nut 12 and the nut transmitting the thrust tothe rela- "tively fixed bracket 13 through the medium adjusting rod, while a reverse axial moveof the flange let on the nut. As this bracket {13 is securely fastened to the vise frame,,it effectually resists the thrust.

The operations of the movable vise jawto clamp and release the line of'matrices at appro riate intervals 4, are effected bythe lever 10 w ieh may he of fthe form usually employed in'maclnnes of -theliriotype class. The spring 11 is fasten'ed at its upper end to the relativelv fixed shaft 17, and when the desired setting hash bracket/13 and its lower end is hoelred on the link 9,, the spring constantly exertin an upward :pull, tending to raise the ink.

W hen the lever 10 rises, it permits the j'spring 11 toiraise the link 9 and thereby turn the crank 8 upwardly, and the thread is fixed to the bracket l3 'then causes the movablevise jaw 2 tomo've toward the fixed jaw and thereby. clam the line of matrices.

--A reversemotion of t e lever 10 causes the a' ai'nst the action of the spring 11, the thread connection between the sleeve 7 and the nut 12 crank S to be rocked downwardly -[hen moving the rod 5 in a reverse direction ,and permitting the abutment 4a'nd vise jaw 2 to recede and thereb release the line of matrl 'es. There is-su eieut;side playhetween-the slide 22 and the relativelvfixed bracket 13h) permit the adjusting rod 5 and the slide 22 to move to and, fro in this manher without disturbing the hearing of the slide 22 against the crank 8.

I claim as my'inv ention In a machine of he liuotype iilasg 'eoiuhination, a movable vise 19m, an adjusting rod. for setting said-jaw, a pinion meshed with said rod for setting said jnvv indifi'erent ositions, said pinion having 'a dial rotatab e therewith for indicating the e pos'itionof the movable vise jaw difi'erent set liositions of said vise jaw, and

when'set.

ding the vise jaw in position 2. In a machine of the linotype class, in combination, a movable vise jaw, a toothed adjusting rod for setting said jaw and independent thereof, a pinion meshed with said rod comprising a handle for-rotating the same supplied with means for indicating the position of the adjusting rod, and means for locking the adjusting rod in any desired and indicated position.

3. In a machine of the linoty e class, the combination with a normally liized matrix vise jaw and a relatively movable vise jaw, of means for adjusting said movable jaw embodying a knob or handle capable of rotary and axial movement, means operative by the rotative movement thereof for moving said movable jaw, and means operative by the axial movement of the knob or handle for locking or unlocking the movable aw. J 4. In a machine of the linotype class, in combination, a movable vise jaw, a threaded member provided with means for turning it automatically to close and open the jaw, a toothed adjusting rod passing through said threaded member, and a detent or lock adapted to engage said toothed rod and to gzar against the end of said threaded memr. 5. A vise for machines of the linotype class embodying a movable jaw, an adjusting member therefor, means for reciprocating said member to cause the jaw to clamp and release a liar of matrices embodying an automatically tuated rotatable sleeve through which id member extends, a device for setting said member in different positions relatiwi y to said sleeve, and means for locking said member in diflerent set ,ing member therefor, means for reciprocating said member to cause the jaw to clamp and release a line embodying a rotatable sleeve through which said member extends, a device for setting said member in different" positions relatively to said means, and means controlled by said setting device for locking said member "in different set positions.

7. A vise for machines of the linotype class embodying a movable jaw, an adjusting member therefor, means for reciprocatin said member, a pinion rotatable to set said member in different positions relatively to said means, the pinion being capable of axial movement, and a device controlled by the axial movement of the pinion for locking said member in different set positions.

8. A vise for machines of the linotype class embodying a movable jaw, an adjusting member therefor, means for reciprocating said member, a pinion rotatable to set said member in different positions relatively to said means, the pinion being capable of axial movement, and a slide movable axially with the pinion to thereby lock and unlock said ember.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS S. HUMANS. Witnesses C. Hansen,

H. A. AnMsrRoNe, 

